Jim Fenton has worked at The Enterprise since 1981 and began covering the Celtics in the 1985-86 championship season when Larry Bird, Kevin McHale and Robert Parish formed the Big 3. He was seated courtside for nearly every home game during the 22-
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Jim Fenton has worked at The Enterprise since 1981 and began covering the Celtics in the 1985-86 championship season when Larry Bird, Kevin McHale and Robert Parish formed the Big 3. He was seated courtside for nearly every home game during the 22-year title drought that came to an end in 2008 when the new Big 3 of Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen turned things around.

The NBA's exclusive 25,000-point club gained a new member on Thursday night when Celtics center Kevin Garnett reached that milestone.

Now in his 18th season, Garnett hit the 25,000-point mark with 8:09 to go in the first half, hitting a turnaround over Earl Clark of the Los Angeles Lakers at the TD Garden.

An announcement was made three minutes later during a timeout to recognize Garnett's achievement, and he stood and saluted the crowd and waved.

"I'm sure someday I'll be rocking in the rocking chair having a cigar thinking about what I've done, I'm sure it'll make some sense to me,'' said Garnett after the 116-95 win over the Lakers.

Garnett was happy that his young daughter, Capri, was in attendance because she has no school on Friday due to the pending snowstorm.

"Thanks for the snow day,'' he said.

On another subject, Garnett ended his press conference by saying he wants to finish his career in a Celtics' uniform. Garnett's name has been making the rounds in the annual NBA rumor mill that pops up every February before the trade deadline.

There was one report that the Clippers wanted to acquire him and another that said the Denver Nuggets asked about Garnett, but he refused to waive his no-trade clause.

"I just want to say I love my situation here,'' said Garnett. "I don't know what y'all sources are or who is making up these (expletive) articles about me getting traded to Denver and all these othehr places.

"I bleed green and I will continue to do that, and if it was up to me, I'm going to retire a Celtic.''

Garnett, who had 15 points, has 25,009 points in a career that began on Nov. 3, 1995 while with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Later this season, Garnett will pass Jerry West (25,192) to move into 15th place on the all-time list.

Of the 16 players who have scored 25,000 points, 13 are in the Basketball Hall of Fame. The other three are Garnett, Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant, who was on the bench watching when Garnett hit for his 25,000th point.